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Lions claw back, but lose in final seconds to Hokies

Penn State got off to a really bad start and fell behind big against Virginia Tech, trailing by 16 midway through the first half.

But with 4 seconds left in the game, the Nittany Lions had the ball down just two with a chance to tie or win.

Penn State couldn't complete the comeback, though, and suffered its first loss of the season, 61-59, to Virginia Tech in the semifinals of the Charleston (S.C.) Classic.

The Lions got a 3-pointer from Myles Dread to pull within 59-56 with 1:37 to go. Andrew Funk then made a 3 with 41 seconds remaining to make it 61-59.